transplant vs insert

insert vs transplant

transplant and insert both are nouns.

transplant and insert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transplant	Yes	No	Yes	No
insert	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, insert is a hypernym of transplant; that is, insert is a word with a broader meaning than transplant:

transplant: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
insert: put or introduce into something

Other hypernyms of transplant include enter, infix, introduce.

transplant (noun)	insert (noun)
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location	(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)	(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient	an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
	a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

transplant (verb)	insert (verb)
transfer from one place or period to another	place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient	insert casually
lift and reset in another soil or situation	put or introduce into something
be transplantable	fit snugly into

Difference between transplant and insert

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